Education, advocacy, and community stories from NC Pet Project.
A spay at a private NC vet averages $455. State and nonprofit programs cut it to $20-$150. The 2026 county-by-county NC low-cost…
Read articleNC is one of five states accounting for about half of all US shelter deaths. Best Friends 2025 state rankings: NC is…
Read articleNC has the funding mechanism. Community cats are not eligible. Here is the fiscal case for a state-funded TNR program and the…
Read articleNorth Carolina law requires a dealer registration only for operations producing offspring from more than five female dogs or cats per year.…
Read articleResearch by the Congressional Management Foundation found that fewer than 50 personalized messages were enough to prompt 70% of legislative offices to…
Read articleFor every $1 New Hampshire spent on its state spay/neuter fund, the state saved $3.15 in reduced shelter intake and euthanasia costs…
Read articleIn February 2024, rescuers entered a property in Chatham County, North Carolina, and found 214 dogs. Ten were already dead, including three…
Read articleMore than 20,000 dogs and cats were euthanized in North Carolina shelters in 2024. That’s a 27% kill rate, more than three…
Read articleNorth Carolina euthanizes more than 20,000 shelter animals every year. That is a 27% kill rate, more than three times the national…
Read articleThe most common hesitation NC Pet Project hears from dog owners who have not yet neutered their pet is some version of:…
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